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Wolfgang Banzhaf

John R. Koza Professor in Genetic Programming
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Michigan State University

Brief Professional Biography

Wolfgang Banzhaf is the John R. Koza Chair for Genetic Programming in the
Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University.
Previously, he was a university research professor in the Department of
Computer Science
Memorial University of Newfoundland He served as head of department there from 2003 to 2009
and from 2012 to 2016.

Prof. Banzhaf's research interests are in the field of bio-inspired computing,
notably evolutionary computation and complex adaptive systems. Studies of self-organization
and the field of Artificial Life are also of very much interest to him. Recently he has become more
involved with network research as it applies to natural and man-made systems.

Prof. Banzhaf is a Senior Fellow of the former International Society for Genetic and Evolutionary
Computation (ISGEC) and has received the
EvoStar Award for Outstanding Achievements in Evolutionary
Computation in Europe. In 2010 he has been appointedUniversity Research Professor at Memorial University
for sustained contributions to research, the highest honour Memorial University bestows on an academic.